April 7, 2013

"Must Go Faster!"

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Last night marked an important event in movie and my
history: my all-time favorite movie Jurassic Park was re-released in theaters
in 3D! For the past week I had been
counting down the days until last night, and had been trying to find a way to
make it even more special. If you read
my last post about The WalkingDead finale, you know that I love themed
food. So last night, I invited my
friends to come over before the movie to pick out some movie theater candy, and
this is what they saw:

It took about two hours of time to make, but I think the
hardest part was not eating my weight’s worth in candy during the process. My friends and roommates were pleasantly surprised
and all duly impressed with the resemblance to the actual logo.

I reconstructed the 3D logo out of Red Hots,
Lemonheads, marshmallows, and chocolate chips.
The best part: it was completely edible because I used agave nectar as
glue.

We all had a few pre-movie drinks around the masterpiece which
led to this:

Unfortunately I underestimated the adhesive power of agave
nectar, so some sections I’d done a day earlier were stuck pretty well, but it
didn’t stop my friends from digging in and showing off their own amusing
candy-art skills.

With jumbo sodas in hand and 3D glasses on, we thoroughly
enjoyed Jurassic Park on the big screen.
I don’t usually condone talking during movies, but we, among others in
the theater, whooped, clapped, and recited lines with the characters at our
favorite scenes. I’ve seen the movie 100
times, but seeing it in 3D in a theater with your best friends was like seeing
it for the first time again. It’s still
my absolute favorite movie, and now even more will it hold a dinosaur-sized
place in my heart.

About Me

I have always said my dream job is to be an international food explorer (self-proclaimed title), so I could combine two of my favorite passions: traveling and eating. I have a philosophy and it is that food creates culture and culture inspires cuisine. I want to investigate this theory in as broad a spectrum as possible. I hope this blog is filled with examinations, discoveries, realizations, appreciations, identities, challenges, and more. Join me on this flavorful journey and follow my blog!